Woah, Nelly! This has been a serious three days of training. Tuesday = too many squats in the gym, Wednesday = hills + long ride. By Thursday’s hard run, I was seriously suffering. My legs were sore to touch and were carrying some serious fatigue from Wednesday’s bonk.

This sorry state of affairs was a perfect chance to practice my mental toughness. I tried to keep the complaining to a minimum (except to Philip, of course, because we can’t resist complaining and laughing Continue reading →